Labour unrest continues in Savar, Ashulia; 50 factories shut

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At least 50 factories in the two areas declared holidays amid the ongoing labour unrest, according to Industrial Police. The clashes took place between 8:30am and 9:00am in…

Workers clashed with police in the industrial areas of Savar and Ashulia again this morning, prompting law enforcers to fire tear gas shells and sound grenades to bring the situation under control.

At least 50 factories in the two areas declared holidays amid the ongoing labour unrest, according to Industrial Police.

The clashes took place between 8:30am and 9:00am in Jamgora, along the Abdullahpur-Baipail road in Ashulia, and at Padmar Mor in Hemayetpur, Savar.

Police and eyewitnesses said workers from several factories in Jamgora, Nischintapur, Narsinghpur and Zirabo stopped working around 8:30am and tried to take to the streets. At one point, workers and police engaged in chases and counter-chases in Jamgora, prompting police to fire tear gas shells and sound grenades.

Around 9:00am, workers from several factories near Padmar Mor in Hemayetpur also walked out of their workplaces and tried to block the Hemayetpur-Singair road. They later engaged in chases and counter-chases with police.

Workers hurled brickbats at police personnel, prompting law enforcers to fire tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse them.

Speaking about the situation in Hemayetpur, Dhaka Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime, Operations and Traffic-North) Md Jahangir Alam told the media that the situation had remained largely peaceful since morning.

"At one point, outsiders tried to create unrest at one or two garment factories. We have no information about whether they were actually workers. The outsiders tried to create an unstable situation at garment factories in the Hemayetpur area. However, we dispersed them quite easily. The situation is now very good," he said.

He alleged that a third party was trying to destabilise the industrial areas despite the formation of the wage board.

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